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Above, just out of reach, a pass intended for #80 Ryan Flanagan, is just out of reach and a near interception by Blackhawk #3 Dylan Schimke.
GHS Football had their first home game here in Garretson, facing off against Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central on Friday, Aug. 28. Though it started out with a crowd-pleasing field goal kick by Cody Erikson, the Blue Dragons could not score after that initial success.
“We made far too many mistakes in the first half on Friday,” said head coach Chris Long. “We have to take much better care of the football to win games. It was a game we were in and could have won, without the miscues and unfortunately some injuries that set us back, we have to fight through those things, they happen.”
The game was brutal. The Dragons had trouble penetrating the Blackhawk defenses, and the Blackhawk offense was quite strong. Brady Debates, GHS senior suffered a dislocated elbow and was taken off the field for an ambulance ride.
Despite the difficulties, the Dragons continued to play hard, but steadily lost ground. Even so, they kept the Blackhawks from scoring again until the fourth quarter.
“I really liked our attitude and effort,” said Long. “We played hard the entire game, stayed positive and worked hard. We have a good group of guys that like each other and play hard. I’ m confident we will see some good things this week."
Garretson had a total of 140 offensive yards compared to the Blackhawks 151 offensive yards gained.
Cody Erikson on the punt. Erikson was the only one to light up the board for the Blue Dragons this game.
The key to the loss was pass completions, with rushes and four turnovers against the Dragons, two of which were interceptions. Dominic Abraham led the team in rushes with a total of 71 yards, Cason Clark with a total of 14 rushing yards. Cody Erikson scored the only Blue Dragon points with his field goal in the opening moments of the game, and he punted the ball 134 yards this game.
This Friday, the Blue Dragons hit the road to Beresford who are 0-2.
“They have some good athletes, so we will have to tackle well, execute better offensively and be disciplined and stick to our game plan," said coach Long.
Huron- Very offensive game for us with a lot of opportunities. Scored early in the 1st half when Paige Sterud bended the ball in on her own from a corner kick. 2nd goal came in the 2nd half. A corner by Joely Sterud set up the opportunity for Morgan Damman to knock the ball down and Jenna VanHolland to bury it in the back of the net. We were unable to capitalize on other opportunities and the game ended with us winning 2-0. We had 32 total shots on goal. Joely Sterud had 6, VanHolland 5. Damman, Kaycie King, and Raegen Altman all had 4 shots. Madison Ljunggren, Paige Sterud, and Leigha Lacey each had 3.
Tea- We knew going into Tea, our defense was going to be tested. As a team we focused on controlling the controllable and our effort and attitude was there all game. The game was tied 0-0 at half and remained that way throughout the second half until the final 5 minutes, when Tea capitalized on a cross and found the back of the net. Kayla Gezlinger was in goal and recorded 17 saves on the day. VanHolland, P. Sterud, King, & Altman all had 1 shot on goal.
The game against Sioux Falls Christian on Aug. 27, was a 0-1 score for the Blue Dragons.
by Morgan Pierret, Garretson Blue Ink; with additional information from Coach Kelsey Buchholz
Kennedy Buckneberg on the return
After so much uncertainty if fall sports were going to happen, the volleyball team was very eager to get back on the court when they found out their season was still on.
Losing three seniors last year, the seniors this year had to step up to the plate. Peyton Hove, Lauren Heesch, Kennedy Buckneberg, Lizzie Olson, Madden Lardy, and Mattea Fiegen finally had their turn to be the team leaders.
Heesch, the team's libero, noted the team's positive response to the new seniors. “So far it’s been good! Everyone’s listening to the advice that they’ve been given,” she said.
The Lady Blue Dragons kicked off their volleyball season on Tuesday, Aug. 25 with a win against the Tri-Valley Mustangs. The game went into four sets with the scores of 25-17 in the first set, 25-13 in the second set, 21-25 in the third set, and 25-6 in the final set.
Lily Ranschau led the team with 18 kills, followed by Logan Bly with eight, and Kennedy Buckneberg with seven. The girls also had 11 aces and 64 digs as a team. Buckneberg and Jaelyn Benson both had three aces, and Heesch popped up 16 digs followed by Ranschau with 14.
“I think the game went pretty well, I think we worked good as a team and I think that our crowd was great, as well,” responded Ranschau.
The Dragons battled as a team to pull off these scores, and they won across every level. A clean sweep!
The Blue Dragons also played the Beresford Watchdogs on Thursday, Aug. 27, and took them down in three sets. The girls played fiercely and worked together as a team.
Logan Bly on the return
In the first set of the night, the Dragons came out on top 25-12. The second set the girls also won, 25-10. Winning the third set, and also the game, the Dragons beat the Watchdogs 25-17. C-team, JV, and varsity all won that night in another clean sweep.
Coming off of last year's impressive season, the girls have big goals for this year. Last year, the Blue Dragons had one of their best records in years, finishing as consolation champions of the conference and earning a number two seed in region play.
The girls made it into the SoDak 16 last year, but unfortunately, they ended the 2019 season with a record of 17-11. Although they fell one game short of making it to state last year, Heesch says one of the team's goals this year is to make the state tournament.
The Lady Blue Dragons' young season stayed busy as they played their third game in five days. However, that torrid pace hasn't taken anything out of the team as they were able to continue their winning streak, taking down Lennox in three sets.
The first set started strong for the hometown team as Garretson took an 8-1 lead with aggressive serves and strong attacks. The Blue Dragons were able to keep that strong gap in scoring throughout the first set, downing the Orioles 25-8.
This was the first set of the year for Lennox and they quickly made some in-game adjustments heading into set two. Despite falling behind quickly 2-7 and then 6-14, Lennox found their rhythm and closed the gap to five points, but was unable to finish it off. Garretson took set two 25-20.
The third set was a different story as the Orioles began to find their feet and the Blue Dragons maybe settled in a little too much. Garretson quickly fell behind 1-6 but was able to rally back midset, taking the slight 13-11 lead. After that, the game was in Garretson's claws as assuredly as it was all the way through the first two sets, and the Blue Dragons finished off Lennox 25-19 to sweep the game in three straight sets.
Leading the way for the Blue Dragons were junior Lily Ranschau (11 kills, 8 digs), senior Kennedy Buckneberg (8 kills, 5 digs), junior Jaelyn Benson (3 kills, 6 digs, 13 assists). Senior Lauren Heesch chipped in 7 digs and 2 assists while senior Mattea Fiegen and sophomore Logan Bly mirrored each other’s efforts with 3 kills, 4 digs, and 1 assist apiece.
Garretson returned to action Tuesday, September 1 in the Dragons' Lair, hosting Viborg-Hurley (results were pending at press time) and then they travel to Baltic on Thursday, September 3.
Several children and adults participated in last weekend's Keeping Kids in Outdoor Sports Expo held at the Garretson Sportsmen's Club.
The event included an Aerial Supercross Freestyle Show, with Scotty Scrub Miller of Denver, CO (black and white bike) and Nick Laddausaw of Sioux Falls, SD (red bike) pulling off several amazing stunts.
Preston Bohl takes first place in Beresford! Photo by Bruce Odson Dakota Dunes/North Sioux City Times.
And they are off. The Garretson cross country team had their first meet of the season Friday in Beresford.
Having many returning athletes, the XC team has been preparing since last fall for their return to state, where the girls’ team placed fifth.
“Practice has gone fairly well and we are at the point where we need to have a meet to see where we are at,” stated Coach Bohl.
Senior runner, Sam Konechne, is eager as well. “The preseason went pretty well, and I’m ready to run.”
If you are interested in running cross country, Freshman Kylie Christensen stated, “Practices usually include running three to five miles or a workout, where you need the right mindset.”
One of the biggest obstacles runners face in the preseason is getting back into shape. You need to train physically and mentally to get back into the shape you need to be in to compete for three miles.
The runners representing the Garretson girls today are Payton Campbell, Makayla Heesch, Kylie Christensen, Adair Hanisch, Tayler Benson, Eliza Potter, Lucie Frewaldt, and Serie Risty.
Representing the boys’ team are Evan Debates, Devon Leedy, Sam Konechne, Preston Bohl, Chris Wynia, and Noah Schotzko.
Everyone is hoping for a full and healthy season. For Christensen and the girls’ team their goal this year is to get top five as a team in state.
As for the boys, Coach Bohl states, “We only return one runner with state meet experience and are hopeful that number will be higher this year.”
For today's meet Konechne states, “I’m ready to go out there and run my three miles and call it good!”
This Year’s Roster
Girls: Sarah Welch 11
Payton Campbell 10
Kylie Christensen 9
MaKayla Heesch 9
Adair Hanisch 9
Tayler Benson 8
Eliza Potter 8
Lucie Frewaldt 7
Serie Risty 7
Boys: Devon Leedy 12
Evan DeBates 12
Sam Konechne 12
Brady Malsom 12
Preston Bohl 10
Chris Wynia 10
Noah Schotzko 8
Nick Wynia 7
Malik Wylie 7
Jason Bohl is the Head Coach and Bev Howe is the Assistant Coach.
“At Beresford, the Girls were 2nd and the Boys were 4th,” said Coach Jason Bohl. “We ran a 4000m but we usually run 5000m. It was good to get a meet in to see where we are at. The coaching staff was pleased with the results but we feel that our runners need to get mentally tougher as the season goes on so we can get to where we want to be by the end of the year.”
SIOUX FALLS – For the past 10 years, Minnehaha County Auditor Bob Litz has performed his duties around one main philosophy, “I’m greedy about ballots. I want to get every one in that counts. Every one! And let the chips fall where they may.”
As auditor, Litz is the person in charge of all elections in the county, whether they be at the national, state, county city or school level.
Even on Saturday, as the general election gets closer, Minnehaha County Auditor Bob Litz works to process the thousands of ballot requests received by his office. (Photo by Dave Baumeister)
Although he does point out that work he does for the City of Sioux Falls and area school districts is not actually part of his job description.
And that makes Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken’s latest decree, that the county will not be allowed to put ballot drop boxes at the local Siouxland Libraries, hard to take.
While the county runs the libraries, according to Litz, the city owns the land they are on.
This issue came up after the auditor told Minnehaha County Commissisoners about his hopes to purchase 15 drop boxes for absentee ballots to be placed around the county, mainly at the libraries.
Litz said he had not planned to talk to the mayor or city council about it until he had more information about the type of boxes which would be the most secure, as well as other arrangements.
All the time these plans were in the works, though, he had been in close contact with South Dakota Secretary of State Steve Barnett and Sioux Falls City Clerk Tom Greco, and both of them had approved of this method for collecting ballots.
“I didn’t want to use other properties (believing the libraries would be more secure), because people seem to have a respect for government properties,” Litz said.
And he wanted them outside so people would have “24/7 access” to drop off their ballots.
He also added that all of the libraries have cameras, as an added security.
On Sept. 18, 45-days prior to the election, absentee voting begins in the state. On that day, Litz said 23,000 ballots will be mailed out.
Last spring, Barnett sent out request forms for ballots to every registered voter in the state.
While the intention at that time was mainly geared for voting in South Dakota’s June primaries, voters could use the request forms for ordering general election ballots, as well.
And that resulted in a “pre-order” of 21,000 absentee ballots.
So now, because TenHaken cited “security reasons” for not putting drop boxes at the libraries, going by Litz expectations, 30 to 35,000 ballots will be solely at the mercy of mail boxes which have far less security than what he was planning for.
Apart from the security cameras at the libraries, Litz explained that the boxes he was looking at ordering would only open far enough to place one or two ballots in at a time.
He also said he watched a video of a truck with chains failing to be able to pull away one of these bolted down drop boxes.
Very few mailboxes have that kind of security, but, again, Litz was hoping to gather as many eligible ballots as safely as possible.
The truly odd thing about this is that first the mail, and now drop boxes, have come under attack as being “unsecure” by Republican President Donald Trump.
And while Litz was careful not to specifically say that he believed this to be a political move on the part of TenHaken, with a “knowing smile,” he did say, “It seems awfully convenient to blame time and security” when the drop box could be purchased and installed in locations more secure than mailbox locations in plenty of time to be useful.
The true irony is in what seems to be political blow-back from city and county Republicans following the president’s philosophies on voting, the move not to make voting as accessible as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic will be more likely to keep South Dakota’s core voters, older, white Republicans, away from the polls in November.
But Litz, also a Republican, is not completely deterred in wanting to make voting easier, as he is still planning to install two drop boxes on county property: one on the west side of the county administration building, near where there is already a drop box for people to deposit property tax payments, and one at the county election center at 6th and Dakota in Sioux Falls.
That building will also be used for regular, in-person absentee voting starting Sept. 18. The drop box will make it possible for those who ordered ballots to deposit their tallies without going inside and waiting in line.
These boxes also eliminate people having to put the approximate $1.50 postage on the envelope to mail ballots back.
Litz looked at that postage as being similar to a “poll tax,” which was outlawed by the 24th Amendment to the US Constitution.
Despite any political party arguing against making voting easier, Litz emphasized that this is part of what he was elected to do.
However, to get to the point of receiving a ballot, there are systems already in place to keep things secure and legal.
Litz explained the process that before anything can happen, people have to be registered to vote.
When he was last sworn in to office as Minnehaha County Auditor, in January 2017, Bob Litz (left) was tasked with the responsibility of making sure that every ballot cast correctly would count. (Photo by Dave Baumeister)
When people request ballots, their names are checked against the list of registered voters.
After that, the signatures and ID on the applications are checked to see if they match the registration.
If they do, ballots are sent out when absentee voting officially begins.
If these things do not all match, ballots are not sent. At that time, though, if time permits before the election, voters are contacted by the auditor’s office to try and rectify mistakes.
(Litz used an example of one person signing ballot requests for multiple people in the same household. Requests must be completed and signed by the voter requesting the ballot. Also, only one ballot request should be in each envelope.)
When ballots come back in, and not all of them do, signatures are again checked, and notations are made in the precinct books showing that person had voted, and if they voted by mail or in-person absentee, so when the precinct books are printed off and sent out, this information is noted.
If someone comes in who has already voted, they would not be allowed to vote again.
Also, absentee votes are only counted from people who use their original ballot.
Litz could only come up with two occasions over the past 10 years in Sioux Falls when people tried to vote more than once, and at least one of those was a bizarre coincidence.
In a past national election, the auditor’s office was contacted about a person who voted absentee in Sioux Falls, and sometime after that, moved to New Hampshire, where it was realized a possible conflict might occur.
That conflict was discovered, and the person was not allowed to vote the second time in New Hampshire.
Another time, in a Sioux Falls precinct, two men who lived nine blocks apart in different precincts had the exact same names, even including the middle initials.
One man went to the wrong precinct and was mistakenly allowed to vote. When the correct voter showed up, he was surprised to learn he had “voted earlier in the day.”
Litz was contact, and he checked the registry only to find the two similar names. He contacted the other precinct and learned that voter who lived there had not voted yet, so the error was caught, and they arranged for the person who hadn’t been able to vote to cast a ballot in the other precinct.
“Fortunately, both ballots were the same,” Litz said.
So, knowing that the talk of fraudulent elections has no basis in fact, Litz worked to make it easier and safer to vote.
And since he was planning for drop boxes in Sioux Falls, he was going to put them throughout the county, but when he learned Sioux Falls “was not going to play,” he decided not to go ahead with the other plans.
“Sioux Falls is where most of the votes will come from,” Litz said, “so that is where it would have done the most good.”
But he is still frustrated with TenHaken’s recent decision.
“We bend over backwards to help (Sioux Falls) with their elections,” a frustrated Litz said, and even though his work for Sioux Falls goes beyond the auspices of his job, he added, “we will continue to help the city, because that is what the taxpayers expect, despite the shortcomings of administrators.”
Auditor Litz did add one more important thing for voters to remember. When voting by mail, he suggests that people get their ballots sent back as soon as possible, so a glut at the post office, which he originally hoped to avoid, doesn’t stop someone’s vote from being counted.
But his biggest fear is that “COVID gets workers, and we will lose workers and have to close some of the polling places.”
To help with that, the auditor’s office is always looking for more precinct workers, and people can help there by calling (605) 367-4220.
by Owen Weise, with additional reporting by G. Moritz, editor
Curt Stoltenberg behind the front desk of Frontline Crop Solutions’ sweet new digs. The shiny new offices only take up a small fraction of the new building’s capacity.
Frontline Crop Solutions is not a new company to Garretson, having been located at the corner of 3rd St. and Main Ave. for the past four years. This year the Company had a combination large warehouse and office building erected at the corner of 5th St. and Highway 11. It is a very impressive building that will serve the company and its farmer customers with their needs for many years.
Frontline Crop Solutions is an agricultural retail business that sells farm chemicals, seed and fertilizer. The company has its headquarters in Marshall, Minn.
The company President is Scott Bly, who makes frequent visits to the installation in Garretson. Personnel who work at the Garretson location are General Manager Chad Magnuson, Curt Stoltenberg Certified Crop Advisor, Art Jones, Commodity Marketing and Crop Insurance Agent, other salesmen are Tate Bunkers and Tyler Sorenson and they also employ Kristen Martens as an intern at the present time.
“We are the local distributer of LG Seeds and Mustang Seeds, we have a complete line of generic crop chemistry which we promote to get our growers the best value product for the dollar spent,” said Curt Stoltenberg. “We handle AgXplore’s micronutrient line which we feel gives the farmer the best ROI in the industry.
Curt Stoltenberg in the heated storage section. The overall square footage is pretty impressive. Four thousand square feet for the offices and conference rooms, 15,200 square feet heated storage, and 12,800 square feet of cold storage, with easily accessible and large doors on every side, designed for maximum utility and efficiency.
“Construction of the new facility began last August, and was completed just before the pandemic hit,” said Stoltenberg. “In fact, we had some events planned that we had to backpaddle on because of it. It’s certainly changed how we operate. It locked us into our offices for a few months, and we did a lot more business by phone. Instead of crop tours and larger events, we’ve had to keep it to small groups of farmers who are friends or neighbors, small groups who are comfortable with each other. We’ve always done one to one service, but our focus has been on that more than anything else. Whatever people are comfortable with.”
Thankfully, shortages of supplies or transportation difficulties haven’t affected their regular business.
The building itself is spacious, with offices for all personnel, conference rooms and an upstairs education/events room that has a splendid view of Garretson in the background.
“I kind of wish my office was up here honestly,” said Stoltenberg. “It’s very nice.”
He said he also hopes for better times coming when they can utilize the new space to host events for their customers.
Storage space at the new facility is huge, with 15,200 square feet heated storage, and 12,800 square feet of cold storage, with easily accessible and large doors on each side.
Though it stands empty right now, Stoltenberg said he’s hopeful for better times to come soon, where they can use their new space to its fullest extent.
Right now, Stoltenberg says his biggest worry for local farmers is fire.
“With as dry as it’s been, it’s a danger,” he said. “It’s hard to estimate what yields are going to look like this year. Some fields are going to be decent, I think. It depends on the health of the plant and the location, but it’s been very dry. The few showers we’ve had lately haven’t been nearly enough. My worry is that a small fire might turn into something very big, very quickly.”
Stoltenberg hopes that someday soon they’ll be able to host an open house and show off this new facility to the community at large. Meantime they plan to do their annual crop tours in smaller groups and just keep on carrying on with business as usual as best they can, helping local farms and agribusiness make things grow.
A quick profile on Art Jones, Commodity Marketing and Crop Insurance Agent
Art Jones has his own and important role in providing assistance to farmers in the marketing of their crops.
It is always said that farmers do a great job of producing crops but they don’t do a good job of marketing. Art assists and guides the farmers in the marketing of their crops.
Crop prices are established at the Chicago Board of Trade. The Board prices are established by considering many factors, some of which are weather, government policies, and export plans, and projected and actual crop yields. Trades made at the Board of Trade involve brokers who deal in very large quantities. The farmer producers have no direct access to the Board of Trade and must at some point work through a Commodity Marketing Agent such as Jones.
Farmers have several options when selling their crops. They can sell them direct from the combine to the elevator for whatever the elevator is paying on a given day, or he can contract to the elevator for sale at a later date. Most common is for the farmer to store his crop in his own bin and wait for a favorable day and price to deliver it to the elevator.
In any of these options, Jones can have a role to play. He has an electronic board in his office that shows the commodity price minute by minute and for future prices. The farmer can sell his crop on a certain day based on advice and guidance from Jones.
The farmer can buy future protection for any portion of his crop at a price which is profitable for him. I would assume that Jones would provide the information and guidance and the farmer would make the decision.
All the forgoing discussion is based on the assumption that the farmer has the crop in his bin or in the field. If you are someone who wants to trade commodities without owning any of them, you are a speculator. Advice to a speculator would to be sure that your banker knows what you are doing. Margin calls when you get on the wrong side of a contract can be very expensive.
On Monday, August 24 the Garretson City Council held a special meeting to go over the budget, ensuring that it follows the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and is fiscally responsible. As a part of that discussion, the council continued to look at annexation for some areas on the edge of city limits.
At the initial reading of the budget at the August 3rd meeting, City Finance Officer Anna Uhl noted the budget was over by $46,000, but also said she still had some areas that needed refining and would likely be balanced by the second reading, which will be done at the Sept 8 City Council meeting.
The council and Uhl went over the CIP together, making note of several areas that had already been completed, such as the Garretson Park Advisory Committee’s recommendation that five cameras be installed at Split Rock Park and Devil’s Gulch. While there was discussion as to whether more cameras may be desired in the future, the council opted to wait a year or two to analyze whether there was a need.
Streets, sidewalks, and trails were also contained within the CIP and had substantial funds allotted to them in the budget. The City is already looking to hire one more full-time maintenance employee, which may require the purchase of at least one more vehicle. A second vehicle may be needed due to the age of another truck.
Uhl pointed out that the sidewalk fund would have enough money in it to begin the process of replacing sidewalks in the community. She also noted that the bike trail was slated to begin in force in 2021, but no plans have been finalized for that.
There are two streets in city limits that are in need of construction. While 1st & Canyon is one of the oldest sections of town, it may be moved down the priority list one spot, with 5th Street from Highway 11 to the bridge taking precedence. Replacement of the water main in the industrial park caused it to deteriorate. However, no plans have been finalized for either street at this time.
An area of concern is the road leading to Palisades State Park (485th Avenue), which would play a large role in placing a bike trail connection from Garretson to the park. Having a connection becomes even more important in the next few years as the park will be moving its entrance further away from Garretson, and the city does not want to lose the visitors that would otherwise come to town. Conversations with the state regarding plans for the current entrance are ongoing but are not producing any results, and the council is concerned about the road condition.
Due to this, the council discussed the possibility of a window of opportunity for annexation in that area. The City would be able to provide services and upkeep of the road to the residents, but are aware that many may not view annexation as a positive development. No decisions were made, but the council is likely to keep the discussion going.
At the same time, Uhl agreed to speak with Infrastructure Design’s Chad Hanisch in order to start planning the next steps for a bike trail, and to work with him on developing the area south of Frank Avenue known as “The Boot,” which stretches from Sarah C Street to 254th Street.
The council then discussed Split Rock Park improvements that are contained within the CIP. Those include improvements to the bathhouse, the dam, and improved bathroom and/or shower facilities. Uhl pointed out that she had placed $10,000 into Capital Outlay for bathroom facilities, and plans to do that over the next several years. Depending on the location of the new community center/city hall, it’s a possibility that showers could be placed there instead. However, much of that is in the beginning stages of planning, and will not be finalized for at least a year to five years.
The discussion then moved to natural gas, with council member Tom Godbey inquiring whether adding more customers was desired. He would like to see an inquiry of the houses along 486th Avenue toward the railroad tracks, to know if it was desired enough to offset the costs of installing the infrastructure. No final decisions were made, but the council thought it would be something to look at. The discussion also ranged around annexation with regards to providing natural gas as an incentive.
After the consideration of the CIP, the council then discussed finer points of the budget, with Uhl educating council members on certain areas such as CDs and enterprise funds, and how money is allocated if large projects are not completed in that fiscal year. Areas such as increased salaries and the possible addition of more employees were also discussed.
Two months ago, the council had received the results of a salary study that noted our City employees’ salaries were far below market value, which meant hiring any new qualified employees could be difficult if they were not raised. With that in mind, Uhl placed salary increases for current full-time employees into the 2021 budget.
Council member Richelle Hofer discussed a desire for doing some long-range strategic planning with an organization such as Dakota Resources, and the council was agreeable to that idea. This type of strategic planning could help the City decide what type and how many more employees may be desired as the community grows.
At that time, the council adjourned. The next regular meeting of the City Council will be on Tuesday, September 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the Legion.
Frontline Crop Solutions, while not a new business in town, has a brand new office and warehouse facility, and they're running full steam ahead. TenHaken's recent decision impacted all of Minnehaha County with regards to ballot boxes, the GHS Football and Volleyball teams had their first home games of the season, and much more!
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